US EditionAfrica: World Refugee Day - Telling Their Stories
- On June 20, 2025, World Refugee Day was marked by events including Sant'Egidio's prayer vigil in Rome and an exhibition of Ukrainian refugee art in Orkney.
- These events follow ongoing global displacement, with 122 million people uprooted by conflict and persecution, including crises in Syria, Afghanistan, Ukraine, and the DRC.
- Sant'Egidio, a Christian community founded in 1968 and active in over 70 countries, supports refugees through humanitarian corridors and annual memorials for migrants who died seeking safety.
- Barthelemy Mwanza, a Congolese refugee now resettled in Ohio, led initiatives involving 5,000 youth addressing gender-based violence and climate action, while Ukrainian refugees in Orkney shared artwork reflecting trauma and resilience.
- These activities highlight the urgent need for international solidarity as emphasized by Filippo Grandi, urging wealthier states to share responsibility and support refugees to keep hope alive amid ongoing conflicts.
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More than 123 million people are forcibly displaced in the world, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
On World Refugee Day in Cinema: The documentary »Save Our Souls«. Director Jean-Baptiste Bonnet filmed for six weeks on board the sea rescue ship »Ocean Viking«.
Persons who have been forced to flee their countries or cities of origin, escaping conflicts and persecutions, are honoured on 20 June, World Refugee Day. The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reported that at the end of 2024 there were 123.2 million people in the world in displacement, as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, violation of their human rights or events that disrupted public order. Of these, 36.8 million people worldwid…
At the end of 2024, 122 million men, women and children around the world were forcibly displaced. 7 million more than the previous year. With the proliferation of conflicts, the number of people seeking to flee their country continues to increase, while international aid is decreasing.
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